Lynda

I'm not an expert, and this gets confusing.....but I think saying Status depends on "crypto" is misleading. It is my understanding Ethereum is a protocol, not a currency. Therefore Ethereum can be used in multiple ways (currency, wallets, network, web apps).

It would also seem to me that everything is a transaction. Messages are a transaction. Exchanging currency is a transaction. Getting a web page on my web browser is a transaction. The Ethereum protocol/network manages that instead of the typical web controlled by corporations and government.

I'm not saying Status is the holy grail, but I like the idea that I can easily run a node to decentralize the network, and hope the P2P concept becomes a reality. I'm still not 100% sure how running a node actually works, and all the potential problems.

I still think Session is more mature. While I wish I can run a Session node without staking, I think I might understand why its necessary for network durability.

Ideally I would like to see something where everyone (non-mobile) is both a client/server. Something more like bittorrent, DHT, mesh, I2P. But dealing with offline messages seems to be a challenge of a decentralized network.

I think you have to operate/connect to a separate server for groups. There's simpler options on other platforms.

1. Needs to support offline messages.
2. Like the P2P concept, but need more details.
3. Needs to work with Whonix or other platforms where Tor is already running.

Status supports Dapps/Web3....decentralized apps/network.

Ethereum network does. It's decentralized and open source and maintained by the community.

You don't like decentralized apps/networks? Would you rather apps be hosted by corporations?

Status is another contender.

There's still a lot more evolution opportunity, and hope to see more.

Use profiles and temporary containers.

When I looked into Flatpaks, depending on the access configuration, it seemed to me they can still have a lot of permissions to your file system. It didn't look to me that Flatpaks were safe enough.

I dislike how Ungoogled Chromium doesn't update easily, nor updating the extensions is easy.

It wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't required to hand them a phone number and my metadata.

Therefore I'm choosing anonymous platforms.

My concern about XMPP is how much the server knows about you/contacts. Or you have to install E2EE plugins. Or you have to set it up for Tor. It's annoying. HOWEVER, it does have the advantage of security separation, instead of having it all wrapped up into a single point of failure.